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Threats against city official prompt Oregon journalist to contact RCFP’s free legal hotline
Calling RCFP’s free legal hotline “really helped me navigate the story to the best of our ability."
May 13, 2022
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Chris Young
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Local Legal Initiative
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RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative powers investigative reporting and chips away at culture of secrecy in state, local government
“The first two years of the Local Legal Initiative have been a huge success.”
March 2, 2022
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Chris Young
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Local Legal Initiative
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Oregon’s excessive public records fees deter investigative reporting
State agencies have been criticized for charging high fees for public records, blocking the public from accessing information.
November 13, 2020
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Sabrina Conza
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Freedom of Information
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Media lawyers in Pennsylvania, Oregon and Colorado join the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorneys
Paula Knudsen Burke, Ellen Osoinach, Rachael Johnson will provide pro bono legal support to journalists, news outlets in each state.
August 18, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Local Legal Initiative
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